LAST WEEK'S SOLUTIONS.

Evening Post, Volume CVIII, Issue 108, 2 November 1929, Page 31

LAST WEEK'S SOLUTIONS.

.Good Handicapping.—lf V gave Z a 'start of 25 feet in a race of 150 yards, .both leaving their marks together, the xes'ult 'would be a "dead-hont" running . a.t the relative speeds stated. A^Strange Number.—The number is J2345679, and the demonstrator's multiplier always 9." "",•'. ' -^-Tvyo Cash Dockets. —The dockets Bho\Ved 13 IOJd and Is s}d, the women laving no coins of a-higher denomination than Is. . Within a Triangular Field.—The outer circumference of the track is approximately 29 yards more than the length of the inner circumference. . In a Hurry.—The car sot down the first pair after-travelling 12 miles, and returning picked up the other two who had walked four miles, everyone reaching tho station together, one hour and thirty-six minutes after starting. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. CCA.—It is a fallacy that often puzzles people until explained by demonstratio"!. "Inquirer."—Every game should be drawn if both play correctly. In tho ancient game of "noughts . and crosses".a person who knows can win everygame against a player not understanding the. correct method, and it doeVnot matter whether he commences or not.-,..: ....--..' - ,